,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,wittman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to expand      
eligibility for participation in the    
,federal ,pell ,grant program to certain
 trade schools4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,professional  
,pell ,education ,learning ,act or the  
,,propel ,act4  #b4 ,federal ,pell      
,grants  7a7 ,clarification of eligible 
institutions ,section #dja7;a7 of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7a77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 for purposes of this section1
 the terms eligible institution1        
institution of higher education1        
eligible program1 and institution       
include a program of education that--   

7,a7 consists of vocational or technical
 training1 flight training1 or          
apprenticeship or other on-job training2
  7,b7 an individual may pursue using   
educational assistance pursuant to      
section #ccac7;g7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code2  7,c7 is less than #fjj  
clock hours of instruction1 #af semester
 hours1 or #bd quarter hours1 offered   
during a period of less than #ae weeks2 
7,d7 is not required to be accredited by
 a nationally recognized accrediting    
agency or association recognized by the 
,secretary pursuant to part ,h2  7,e7 is
 not required to lead to a recognized   
educational credential2  7,f7 for       
purposes of the reporting requirements  
under section #acb7;i71 reports on all  
enrolled students without regard to     
whether a student is a first-time1      
full-time1 degree- or                   
certificate-seeking student2 and  7,g7  
except as otherwise provided in         
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7 of this 
paragraph1 meets the requirements of    

this title for an institution to        
participate in the program under this   
section4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment  
,section #dhd7;a77#a7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajia7;a77#a77 is amended by inserting  
or1 for purposes of the ,federal ,pell  
,grant program under section #dja1 a    
program of education described in       
section #dja7;a77#d7 after section #dhg4